METEOROLOGICAL
WELLINGTON WEATHER
FRIDAY, 23th MAY.
Tin Moon.—Full moon, Ist day, 9 a.m. Last quarter, Bth day, 6.18 p.m. New moon, 16th day, 10.6 a.m. First quarter, 24th day, 1-04 a.m. Full moon, 30th day, 4.56 p.m.
The Sun-Rose to-day, 71i flm a.m.; gets 4h 3am p.m. Rises to-morrow, 7h 0m a.m.; sets ■Jh 3om p.m. Bright Sunshine: Yesterday— Jloruing, 4h 0m; afternoon, 4h 0m; total 8h Ora.
Temperature in Shade—Maximum, 60.2deg : minimum, 54.2deg.; mean, 57.2deg. Rainfall—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Trace. Total to date during the month—7.4in.
Wind-Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day-10.7 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.83. To-day 9 a.m., 29.95; noon, 29.93.
SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.
Atmospheric pressure has Increased Blowly in the North, but is still low over the South Island. Strong northerly and westerly winds have prevailed, and the weather has been changeable generally, with rain in the western and southernmost districts.
TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
irom observations taken at 9 a.m.
Weather—B, Blue sky, be the atmosphert clear or hazy; C, cloudy, passing ciouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dirk weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick ciouds; P, passing showers; <j, squally; X, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.
Wind—C, calm; L, light; Br, breeze; FB, fresh breeze; MG, moderate gale; G, whole or heavy gale; W, gale of exceptional severity.
FORECAST. The following forecast was issued it 1 ».m. to-day:— Winds—Westerly, backing • to southerly; strong to gale northward of New Plymouth and Napier; heavy gale elsewhere. Barometer—Falling tendency, hut rise everywhere after about 20 hours. Seas—Heavy on all the western coast and southward of Castlepoint; rough off shore elsewhere. Tides—Uood generally. Warning signals for westerly gales are exhibited at Cupe Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, Uastlepoint, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, Farewell Spit, Cape Foulwind, and Nugget tolnt. Weather—Squally and changeable generally, with rain following; heavy rain and rivers Hooded in the West Coast and southern districts; snow on the higher levelß. D. C. BATES. Friday, 25th May, 1923.
Station. iTher. Wiud. Bar. in We'th'r ISharie Uape Maria V.D. Jf 1b 30.00 63 Q Russell Not received. Hokianga Heads ... E 1 30.09 59 BC Kaipara Sig Stn ...W 1 30.05 62 ■ Z Alanukau Heads NW fb 30.10 60 BC Auckland NNW 1 30.10 00 BC Tiritiri NW fb 30.09 61 C Kawllia S 1 30.00 53 BC Tauranga SW 1 30.12 53 0 Taupo W 1 30.09 50 C East Cape NW 1 30.07 (JO B Gisborne X 1 30.07 65 B Napier N. br 30.05 60 B Castlepoint \V 1 30.04 CO B Uape i'alliser Nfb 30.00 62 C Cape EgmoDt ... Nfb 30.03 59 O l'atea N br 30.06 59 B Wanganui S 1 30.06 5D B Foxton NW br 80.03 65 B Wellington ... NW fb 29.95 59 C Capu Campbell NW fb 3J.53 58 BC I'arewell Spit ...NW fb 30.02 51 OE Weatport SB fb 29.91 56 OP Greymouth N ing 29.51 52 P Arthur's Pass ...XW br 29.78 44 It Uhristchurcli Calm 29.78 53 B ikaroa L.H N fb 29.60 58 B Timaru NW nig 29.0S 63 BC Camaru KE 1 29.6:1 54 BC JJuuedin NW fl> 29.54 51 BC Queenstowii N 1 29.46 -44 R Nuggets NW 1 29.40 '45 .0 Uluff N 1 29.33 47 OP '
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 25 May 1923, Page 8
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564METEOROLOGICAL Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 25 May 1923, Page 8
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